The railway will connect Ain Al Sokhna to El Alamein.
Egypt high-speed railway contract likely by July
DUBAI, March 15, 2018
A contract for the high-speed railway in Egypt between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean is expected to be awarded by July, Transport Minister Hisham Arafat was quoted a saying.
The project will connect the eastern resort of Ain Al Sokhna to El Alamein, a town west of Alexandria, said the Reuters report.
The technical and financial evaluations of the project are currently under way, Arafat told Reuters at a conference in Dubai.
Construction will start this year itself, he said. More than 10 international companies are currently involved in the tender process, he said.
